Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS Mthatha Dam, South Africa.

Credit: Thomas Pesquet, ESA, NASA

Mthatha Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Mthatha River, near Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1977 and serves mainly for municipal and industrial purposes. Its hazard potential has been ranked high.

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality

Reference: Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
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